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Rates for Tricare premium plans on the rise again
Increase in rates for Tricare Young Adult Prime is especially stunning, one advocate says.
By Karen Jowers
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Body of Marine vet who went missing in Ukraine in 2022 returns home
More than a year after retired Marine Capt. Grady disappeared in southern Ukraine, his remains will be flown home on Friday.
Veteran will get another chance to give censored Memorial Day speech
The American Legion Department of Ohio said it has invited retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter to speak next week at the organization's Buckeye Boys State.
Another official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech
Cindy Suchan, chair of the Memorial Day parade committee and president of the Hudson American Legion Auxiliary, stepped down nearly a week after the ceremony.
American Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech
American Legion leaders in Ohio also suspended the post's charter and are taking steps to close it after the head of the post stepped down.
By John Seewer, The Associated Press
Ohio American Legion wants resignations after audio cut in Memorial Day speech on Black people’s role honoring fallen Union soldiers
The organizers of the ceremony turned off a speaker’s microphone when the former U.S. Army officer began talking about how freed Black slaves had honored fallen soldiers soon after the Civil War.
National Guard mission to provide security ending at Capitol
The Pentagon announced earlier in the week that an extension of the Guard presence — 2,149 troops — had not been requested.
Appeals court overturns former Air Force lieutenant colonel’s conviction in racial slur case
The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was convicted of violating Virginia's abusive language law.
Retired Ranger Col. Ralph Puckett, 94, to receive Medal of Honor for Korean War battle
The battle for Hill 205 was part of a counteroffensive that marked the Chinese entrance into the Korean War, destroyed the Eighth Army’s right flank and triggered a massive U.S. retreat.
By Kyle Rempfer
Book excerpt: ’2034: A Novel of the Next World War’
From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea in 2034 — and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration.
By Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis
Retired military may face fewer transition problems than their peers: report
A new survey released this week by the Military Family Advisory Network and Wounded Warrior Project suggests different outreach may be needed to better address different populations within the veterans community.
In defense of the all-volunteer force
Compared to the legacy force, the all-volunteer force has significantly raised the standards on physical, mental, and conduct qualifications, says the author of this commentary.
By Dana T. Atkins